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niagara
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niagara
college
niagara-on-the-lake, ontario
Niagara College provides a student-centred, inclusive learning community that offers innovative programs to address key sectors within the Niagara region, Ontario and the broader global economy.
Our Strategic Plan provides a pathway that directs Niagara College toward a bold future as Canada’s leader in applied, experiential learning.
We do this by:
– immersing students in a unique, highly experiential learning environment
– facilitating the development of innovative and entrepreneurial graduates who possess sought-after global and cultural competencies; and
– leveraging the College’s expertise in the pursuit of new sectors and markets at home and around the world
- Niagara College, Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Undergraduate
- Established 1967
- 11,000 Total Enrolment
- 1,000 international students from 85 different countries
- January, May, September 2021
departments of study
- Academic, Liberal and Access Studies
- Allied Health
- Business and Management
- Canadian Food and Wine Institute
- Community Services
- English Language Studies
- Environment and Horticulture
- Hospitality, Tourism and Sport
- Justice and Fitness
- Media
- Nursing and Personal Support Worker
- Technology
Awards & Recognition
- Consistently ranks among the top tier Ontario colleges in student satisfaction
- Graduates get jobs: 88.1% of NC grads were hired within six months of graduation in 2018-19
- Employers are very satisfied with the NC grads they hired (91% employer satisfaction in 2018-19)
- Recognised as a top performer by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in the 2019 Sustainable Campus Index that highlights top performing sustainable colleges and universities overall, and in 17 impact areas, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS)
University highlights
- Diverse Programming: Niagara College offers a broad range of programs at the certificate, diploma, bachelor’s degree and postgraduate level that are linked to key industry sectors.
- Community and student life intersect at Niagara College: Come experience products and services offered by students including our teaching winery, brewery, distillery, hairstyling, spa, restaurant, health & wellness and dental clinic.
- Leadership Opportunities for Students: Niagara College also offers a broad range of leadership opportunities for students including on-campus, community and international experiences through our Get Involved and Be World Ready programs, and through program based community learning projects.
- Student Engagement: Through the Centre for Student Engagement and Leadership, students contributed 2,045 community volunteer hours across more than 204 community experiences from September 2018 through August 2019.
other attributes
- NC has become the first college in Canada to join the Age-friendly University Global Network in a movement towards supporting second-career students and an aging population.
- Niagara College marks its 20th year of applied research activity, this year earning the No. 1 spot in all of Canada for research activities. This standing also represents the fifth year in a row of being in the Top 10.
- Niagara College has grown to become a leader in education in Canada. Every year more than 10,000 full-time students, including over 1,000 international students from 70 countries begin their dreams in our state-of-the-art facilities.
- NC is proud of being the most famous Tourism, Hospitality, Culinary and Business Management school in Canada.
Location & campus
- Niagara College features two modern campuses in the beautiful Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. With only a 30-minute drive to the Canada-US border, both campuses are known for their warm and supportive culture and commitment to programs that offer real-world experience.
- Niagara Falls, one of the wonders of the natural world, is only 25 minutes away by car. The beautiful Niagara Parkway, Niagara River, and Ontario Wine Country are within driving distance as well. Beautiful sand beaches and summertime fun are at your fingertips; visit the north shore of Lake Erie, one of Ontario’s Great Lakes. Known as Ontario’s ‘South Coast’, the shore area offers swimming, fishing, boating, hiking, festivals and more.
- The Niagara-on-the-Lake 125-acre campus features ecological lagoons, wetland systems, landscaped gardens and a 40-acre on-campus teaching vineyard. Students and visitors are also offered unique experiences at our on-campus enterprises; The NC Teaching Brewery, Winery, Distillery, NC Teaching Greenhouse and NC Teaching Spa, and Benchmark–a student-led restaurant that showcases food, wine and beer created and prepared by students.t Item
Location & campus
- The Welland campus is home to the NC Teaching Hair Salon, the Walker Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Centre, NC Research and Innovation, a new Green Automotive Technology lab and the Rankin Technology Centre. The Applied Health Institute, which specializes in allied health programs, operates a functioning Dental Clinic offering services to the community while teaching students. Also inside the main building you will find the Athletic Centre, home of Athletics and Recreation and the NC Knights intercollegiate sports program.
- This campus houses the schools of Academic, Liberal and Access Studies, Community Services, English Language Studies, Allied Health, Justice and Fitness, Media, Nursing and Personal Support Worker, Part-Time Studies, Technology and Trades.
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